With the worldwide growth of open telecommunication networks and in particular the Internet, the privacy and security concerns of people using these networks have increased. On the one hand, users are concerned about their privacy, and desire to anonymously access the network. On the other hand, some organizations are concerned about how this anonymous access might be abused. This paper intends to bridge these conflicting interests, and proposes a solution for revocable anonymous access to the Internet. Moreover, the paper presents some legal background and motivation for such a solution. However, the paper also indicates some difficulties and disadvantages of the proposed solution, and suggests the need for further debate on the issue of online anonymity.
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October 01 2003
Revocable anonymous access to the Internet? Available to Purchase
Joris Claessens;
Joris Claessens
Joris Claessens is at COmputer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Claudia Díaz;
Claudia Díaz
Claudia Díaz is at COmputer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Caroline Goemans;
Caroline Goemans
Caroline Goemans is at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and Information Technology (ICRI), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Jos Dumortier;
Jos Dumortier
Jos Dumortier is at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and Information Technology (ICRI), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Bart Preneel;
Bart Preneel
Bart Preneel is at COmputer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Joos Vandewalle
Joos Vandewalle
Joos Vandewalle is at COmputer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-5657
Print ISSN: 1066-2243
© MCB UP Limited
2003
Internet Research (2003) 13 (4): 242–258.
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Claessens J, Díaz C, Goemans C, Dumortier J, Preneel B, Vandewalle J (2003), "Revocable anonymous access to the Internet?". Internet Research, Vol. 13 No. 4 pp. 242–258, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/10662240310488933
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